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PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDED WORK PROGRAM 1983

SCOTCH CREEK PROJECT

FOR

CORVETTE PETROLEUM CORPORATION

OCTOBER 15, 1983

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SUMMARY

Corv e t t e Petroleum C o r p o r a t i o n has acquired by o p t i o n 24

mineral c l a i m s , four p l a c e r s leases and has staked an a d d i ­

t i o n a l 40 u n i t s near Shuswap Lake. These claims and l e a s e s

cover an a u r i f e r o u s oxide f a c i e s i r o n formation that has been

a l t e r e d by s i l i c i f i c a t i o n and p y r i t i s a t i o n probably p r i m a r i l y

as a r e s u l t of f o l d i n g . Gold appears to concentrate i n areas

of high a l t e r a t i o n and samples taken returned 220 ppb Au, 560

ppb Au and 1840 ppb Au. A l l of which represent very anomalous

values f o r t h i s environment.

D i r e c t comparisons to known larg e tonnage economic gold

d e p o s i t s i n s i m i l a r Eastern Canadian environments can be made

on the b a s i s o f :

i ) geology

i i ) geochemistry

i i i ) s t r u c t u r a l c o n t r o l s

i v ) a s s o c i a t e d economic m i n e r a l i z a t i o n

This i s a new p o t e n t i a l d e p o s i t type f o r the C o r d i l l e r a and

r e p r e s e n t s very high e x p l o r a t i o n p o t e n t i a l . A Phase I, one

month program of d e t a i l e d mapping l i t h o and s o i l geochemistry

with VLF EM and Magnetics surveys has been recommended at an

estimated cost of $54,000. A Phase II program to c o n s i s t of

induced p o l a r i z a t i o n and follow-up trenching i s recommended at

$53,000. Favourable r e s u l t s from these two phases w i l l p r ovide

d r i l l t a r g e t s .

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUMMARY i

1.0 INTRODUCTION 2

2.0 PROPERTY LOCATION, ACCESS, TITLE 3

3.0 HISTORY 6

4.0 GEOLOGY 8

4.1 Regional 8 4.2 Local 12

4.3 Mineral Occurrences 15

5.0 RECOMMENDED WORK PROGRAM 18

5.1 Plan 18 5.2 Budget 20

5.3 Schedule 22

6.0 CONCLUSIONS 24

7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS * 25

CERTIFICATE - T.G. Hawkins, P.Geol. 26

BIBLIOGRAPHY 27

APPENDIX I A n a l y s i s C e r t i f i c a t e , Table I I I

APPENDIX II Figure 4

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Drawing 1 General L o c a t i o n Map 1

Drawing 2 D e t a i l e d L o c a t i o n Map 5

Drawing 3 Regional Geology Map 9

Drawing 4 Property Geology and Plan In Pocket

Table I Ownership Summary 4

Table II 1983 P r o j e c t Schedule 23

Table I I I Rock Sampling Summary Appendix I

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The f o l l o w i n g r e p o r t i s prepared upon the request of Mr. B.

G i l l , Chairman, Corvette Petroleum and as per the w r i t t e n r e p l

dated September 19, 1983. This was agreed f o l l o w i n g a t r i p to

the Scotch Creek Property on September 10, 1983 with Mr. J .

Simpson, r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Corvette Petroleum.

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2.0 PROPERTY LOCATION, ACCESS, TITLE

(F i g u r e s 1 and 2)

The Scotch Creek Property l i e s on the northern shore of Shuswap

Lake, between Scotch and H l i n a Creeks, Map 82L/14W, at 50°58'

l a t i t u d e , 119°25' l o n g i t u d e i n the Kamloops Mining D i v i s i o n of

B r i t i s h Columbia.

Access to the property i s v i a the Trans Canada Highway, 70

m i l e s east from Kamloops to the C e l i s t a turn o f f to the north

and along the north shore of Shuswap Lake to C e l i s t a . The a l l

weather H l i n a Creek d i r t road f o l l o w s the n o r t h e a s t e r n bank of

H l i n a Creek three miles to the northwest and onto the

p r o p e r t y . Several logging roads, some passable by four wheel

d r i v e v e h i c l e , t r a n s e c t the property and lead to the main

showing trenches some 1/2 miles to the southwest of the H l i n a

Creek road.

The p r o p e r t y i s comprised of 25 staked claims and four p l a c e r

l e a s e s as summarized below.

Table I Ownership Summary

Reg i s t e r e d Owner

Claim Name and Record Number Ex p i r y Date

Wayne Tyner Cher 1 to VIII Inc. 2577 to 2584 Inc.

A l l 8th May, 1985

Wayne Tyner Saba II 477

3rd October, 1986

Wayne Tyner Sow I to Sow VIII Inc. 2124 to 2131 Inc.

28th September, 1984

Wayne Tyner Tar I to Tar VII Inc. 4th October, 1984 2149 to 2155 Inc.

Registered Lessee

P l a c e r Lease Number Ex p i r y Date

Wayne Tyner 547 28th February, 1984

Wayne Tyner 720 30th May, 1986

Wayne Joseph Tyner 2330 31st December, 1983

Wayne J . Tyner 2789 5th March, 1984

Corvette Petroleum C o r p o r a t i o n l o c a t e d an a d d i t i o n a l 2 claims

c o n s i s t i n g of 40 u n i t s on October 3 to October 7, 1983. These

are to be recorded as Scotch 1 (Tag No. 62871) and Scotch 2

(Tag No. 62872).

In an agreement dated October 4, 1983, Corvette agreed to

o p t i o n from Mr. Tyner a l l p l a c e r and lode claims f o r cash and

stock c o n s i d e r a t i o n s .

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3.0 HISTORY

The Scotch Creek area f i r s t gained prominence as a gold p l a c e r

camp. It was f i r s t mined in the 1860s. The most important

p e r i o d f o r p l a c e r mining was the 1885-1887 p e r i o d when 1519

oz. worth $26,500 was recovered. In the mid-1930s, work was

done to prove the existence of o l d channels above the present

creekbed and i n 1934 one group recovered 60 oz. from the

bedrock at an o l d channel 175 f e e t above the Creek. Scotch

Creek P l a c e r Mines L t d . tested the benches and creekbed with a

d r a g - l i n e and h y d r a u l i c k i n g equipment. Apparently, y i e l d s were

not good enough as p r o d u c t i o n and work records appear to

disappear from the r e p o r t s a f t e r 1936.

The gold was found as coarse, well-rounded, f l a t t e n e d p e l l e t s

and nuggets with an average f i n e n e s s of 842. Nuggets of over

$2 (.11 oz.) were r a r e . No a p p r e c i a b l e amount of gold was

found i n the main body of g r a v e l s , but was found s p o r o d i c a l l y

at or near bedrock. Most of the work was done immediately

below the f o r k (9 miles from Shuswap Lake) and above and below

the canyon 1-1/2 miles downstream. Workings could be found as

f a r upstream as 21 m i l e s . The source f o r the Au i s s a i d to be

the abundant quartz veins and s t r i n g e r s in the area.

There are numerous mineral occurrences in and around the Adams

P l a t e a u . The e a r l i e s t mentioned i s i n 1885, but most

e x p l o r a t i o n appears to have s t a r t e d a f t e r 1928, when the

Mosquito King (now known as Garnet) was f i r s t r e p o r t e d . Almost

a l l of the occurrences are Pb Zn Ag ± Cu ± Au and are e i t h e r

concordant sedimentary or v o l c a n i c d e p o s i t s or v e i n d e p o s i t s .

The Iron Pot, Metal C r e s t , S i l v e r King and Shuswap p r o p e r t i e s

are a l l w i t h i n approximately one mile of the Corvette

P r o p e r t y . A l l have been considered vein-type d e p o s i t s Pb Zn ±

Ag Au Cu N i . Iron Pot and Metal Crest produced at some time

but are now considered exhausted. Iron Pot ( P e a r l Marie) and

S i l v e r King/Queen claims are s t i l l on the map. The Mosquito

King and King Tut were the most important claims but are some­

what f u r t h e r away. King Tut i s an Ag Pb Zn Au v e i n d e p o s i t ,

regarded as a p o t e n t i a l producer.

In more recent times p a r t i c u l a r l y the mid to l a t e 1970s, major

mining companies i n c l u d i n g Craigmont Mines L t d . , Esso Minerals

and Noranda have explored the Adams Plateau and the western

f l a n k of Scotch Creek f o r massive s u l p h i d e s . Numerous

i n t e r e s t i n g occurrences have been l o c a t e d but nothing of

economic importance has been developed.

A more d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n of mineral occurrences i s provided

i n the M i n e r a l Occurrences s e c t i o n f o l l o w i n g .

4 . 0 GEOLOGY

4.1 Regional (Figure 3)

Regional g e o l o g i c a l work f o r the Shuswap area have included

Jones, A.G., 1959 (1" = 4 miles) Campbell, R.B., 1963 (1" = 4

miles) and most r e c e n t l y O k u l i t c h , 1974 (1:250,000).

Figure 3 i s comprised of work by Jones (1959) and Campbell

(1963). As a r e s u l t some c o r r e l a t i o n of rock types i s

r e q u i r e d . The f o l l o w i n g u n i t s are d e s c r i b e d as c o r r e l a t i v e and

are b e l i e v e d to c o n t a i n the great m a j o r i t y of the l i t h o l o g i e s

u n d erlying the area.

E a r l y authors grouped the Eagle Bay (Unit 7,4) Sicamous (Unit

6,3) Mara (Unit 5) Tsalkim (Unit 4) as the Mount Ida Group and

dated the package as l a t e Pre-Cambrian. These formations

d i r e c t l y o v e r l i e the Monashee Group of E a r l y Pre-Cambrian age

and are o v e r l a i n by T e r t i a r y to Recent B a s a l t s and g l a c i a l -

l a c u s t r i n e d e p o s i t s . J u r a s s i c / C r e t a c e o u s i n t r u s i v e s intrude

t h i s metavolcanic/metasedimentary basement.

Jones (1959) d e s c r i b e s the Tsalkom formation, estimated at a

t h i c k n e s s of 4,000 to 1,500 f e e t , as being p r i m a r i l y composed

of a l t e r e d greenstone with subordinate s e r i c i t i c and c h l o r i t i c

sedimentary r o c k s . This greenstone t y p i c a l l y contains c h l o r i t e

e p i d o t e , c a l c i t e , z o i s i t e , hornblende, a l b i t e , magnetite and

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Q U A T E R N A R Y

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y.o B o s a l t i c r n y o l i t e f l o w s c o n g l o m e r a t e , s h a l e , s a n d s t o n e .

G l a c i a l d e p o s i t s , a l l u v i u m .

JURR A S I C / C R E T A C E O U S

7 a B i o t i t e g r o n o d i o r i t e , g r a n i t e .

J U R R A S S I C / C R E T A C E O U S

G r a n i t e , g r o n o d i o r i t e . I S

SHUSWAP T E R R A N E E A G L E BAY F O R M A T I O N

C h l o r i t e ond s e r i c i t e sch is t , s l a t e , l i m e s t o n e , q u a r t z i t e ; minor c o n g l o m e r a t e .

7 a P r e d o m i n a n t l y l imes tone .

S I C A M O U S F O R M A T I O N

P E R M I A N OR E A R L I E R E A G L E BAY F O R M A T I O N

G r e e n s t o n e , g r e e n s c h i s t , c h l o r i t e s c h i s t , p h j l l i t e , l i m e s t o n e , q u a r t z -s e r i c i t e s c h i s t , q u o r t z i t e , vo l can i c a g g l o m e r a t e .

4 a , dork g reen and b r o w n p h y l l i t e { c o m m o n l y l i m y ) , l i m e s t o n e , s e r i c i t i c q u a r t z i t e i m i n o r g r e e n s t o n e , q u a r t z - f e l d s p a r - c h l o r i t e gneiss, and m e t a - c o n g l o m e r a t e ; 4 b , t r a c h y l i c t u f f and b r e c c i a

Grey ond b u f f w e a t h e r i n g , w h i t e , g r e y , ond b u f f m a r b l e and l i m e s t o n e ' , m inor g r e e n s t o n e and p h y l l i t e .

F loggy l i m e s t o n e , s e r i c i t e s c h i s t , g r a p h i t e s c h i s t .

M A R A F O R M A T I O N

A r g i l l i t e , s l a t e , s e r i c i t e , ond c h l o r i t e s c h i s t , l i m e s t o n e .

T S A L K O M F O R M A T I O N

Green o n d e s i t e and a g g l o m e r a t e ' c h l o r i t e sch is t - s l a t e .

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T. E. Gregory H a w k i n s , P. Geo!,

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t i t a n i t e . Minor quartz c a l c i t e v e i n l e t s a l s o occur. Minor

sedimentary u n i t s are s e r i c i t e s c h i s t , s e r i c i t i c a r g i l l i t e ,

c h l o r i t i c a r g i l l i t e and black s c h i s t . These are i n t e r m i t t e n t

and grade to tuffaceous and greywacke sediments.

T i g h t i s o c l i n a l f o l d i n g accentuates bedding. Regional

metamorphism i s g e n e r a l l y g r e e n s c h i s t f a c i e s with amphibotite

f a c i e s o c c u r r i n g conspicuously c l o s e to g r a n i t i c c o n t a c t s .

The same author d e s c r i b e s the conformably o v e r l y i n g Mara

Formation as a 2,000 to 4,500 f e e t t h i c k n e s s of p h y l l i t e and

mica s c h i s t with subordinate v o l c a n i c members s i m i l a r to the

un d e r l y i n g Tsalkom formation. As such i t i s considered as an

a r g i l l a c e o u s t r a n s i t i o n from Tsalkom to the comformable

Sicamous Formation.

The Sicamous Formation i s b e l i e v e d to be 7,000 f e e t of fl a g g y

impure blue to .black limestone interbedded with minor

ca l c a r e o u s s e r e c i t i c s c h i s t . Pure g r a p h i t e i s common. A high

degree of deformation has produced f o l i a t i o n in the s c h i s t s .

The o v e r l y i n g Eagle Bay Formation i s an important host to

numerous v e i n and concordant sulphide d e p o s i t s . Three

components were d e s c r i b e d by Jones. A limestone u n i t i s

sandwiched between a large upper thickness of metasedimentary/

metavolcanic c h l o r i t e s c h i s t and a lower t h i n n e r u n i t of the

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same composition. The c h l o r i t e content i s the d i s t i n g u i s h i n g

f a c t o r between the Eagle Bay and the Sicamous formation and may

represent the a d d i t i o n of t u f f to the chemical sediments.

T o t a l t h i c k n e s s i s estimated at +30,000 f e e t .

S i x t y percent of the rock u n i t s are d e r i v e d from a r g i l l i t e ,

greywacke, limestone and q u a r t z i t e and t h e i r metamorphosed

e q u i v a l e n t s . The sediments d i f f e r from the v o l c a n i c s by the

d i s t i n c t l y f i n e bedding. Impure calcareous rocks are s e r i c i t i c

with quartz as the p r i n c i p a l c o n s t i t e n t . C h l o r i t e , e p i d o t e ,

s e r i c i t e , magnetite, carbonate are common i n the green rocks

and s e r i c i t e , c h l o r i t e , carbonate, z o i s i t e and g r a p h i t e are

common i n the grey and black u n i t s .

Limestones are massive, non-bedded to t h i n bedded or fl a g g y ,

impure and s c h i s t o s e .

Rare quartz pebble conglomerate occurs w i t h i n the map area.

The v o l c a n i c s are predominantly dark green s c h i s t s d e r i v e d

from v o l c a n i c flows. They are s t r o n g l y cleaved and f o l i a t e d .

D i s t i n c t quartz and carbonate l a y e r s are developed along the

cleavage. The main c o n s t i t u e n t s are c h o r i t e , amphibolite and

epidote with p l a g i o c l a s e . Both s i d e r i t e and magnetite are

important a c c e s s o r i e s to a l l green s c h i s t s .

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The f i r s t of two J u r r a s i c / C r e t a c e o u s g r a n d i o r i t e i n t r u s i o n s

occurs j u s t west of Scotch Creek in the southern h a l f of the

map sheet and a second l a r g e r body i s cut by the lower l i m i t s

of Kwikoit Creek. Both are predominatly b i o t i t e g r a n o d i o r i t e

and g r a n i t i c s t o c k s .

T e r t i a r y v o l c a n i c a c t i v i t y has emplaced b a s a l t i c flows and flow

b r e c c i a s and agglomerate i n some of the e r o s i o n a l channels.

These in turn may be o v e r l a i n by g l a c i a l and l a c u s t r i n e

d e p o s i t s from which a minor amount of p l a c e r gold has been

produced i n Scotch Creek.

The basement rocks are h i g h l y contorted and a l t e r e d due to

i s o c l i n a l recumbent f o l d i n g and r e c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n . Shearing

has a l s o occurred along planes p a r a l l e l to the a x i a l planes of

the f o l d s . Thrust f a u l t i n g from the northwest i s a l s o p a r a l l e l

to the r e g i o n a l trend. Two stages of deformation are in e v i ­

dence the o l d e r r e s u l t i n g i n small s c a l e i s o c l i n a l recumbent

f o l d i n g and shearing with more broad upward and f a u l t i n g

o c c u r r i n g l a t e r and i n some cases e r a s i n g the o l d e r deforma-

t i o n a l f e a t u r e s . Scotch Creek i s formed along a major N-S

f a u l t system.

4.2 L o c a l (Figure 4)

The C o r v e t t e Petroleum C o r p o r a t i o n Scotch Creek Property i s

u n d e r l a i n e x c l u s i v e l y by Eagle Bay Formation o v e r l a i n by

g l a c i a l and f l u v i a l e l a s t i c s . The most recent and most

d e t a i l e d work i s provided by O k u l i t c h (1974) who has dated the

Eagle Bay as e x c l u s i v e l y Cambrian to O r d i v i c i a n i n age.

Four major u n i t s have been d e s c r i b e d from youngest to o l d e s t as

fo l l o w s and are b a s i c a l l y in agreement with other works.

1. Greenstone, c h l o r i t i c p h y l l i t e , minor agglomerate,

s e r i c i t e , p h y l l i t e , q u a r t z i t e limestone, t u f f .

2. S e r i c i t i c s i l i c e o u s p h y l l i t e , s e r i c i t e q u a r t z i t e , quartz

b i o t i t e s c h i s t , quartz b i o t i t e garnet s c h i s t , minor t u f f

and minor l a y e r s of 1. above and limestone.

3. Black a r g i l l i t e , a r g i l l a c e o u s p h y l l i t e , s h a l e ; minor

1imestone.

4. T s h i n a k i n limestone member c o n s i s t i n g of massive white

c r y s t a l l i n e limestone with minor greenstone and

g r e e n s c h i s t .

The p r o p e r t y i s u n d e r l a i n by an east west trending sequence of

the above u n i t s with the o l d e r a r g i l l i t e member to the n o r t h .

F o l i a t i o n i s southwest ot northeast with dips from 30° to 65°

to the no r t h . L i n e a t i o n s of l a t e r stage f o l d axes plunge to

the northwest.

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A major f a u l t t r u n c a t e s t h i s trend at Scotch Creek and d i s ­

p l a c e s the Eagle Bay Formation approximately four miles to the

north on the west s i d e of the creek. T r i a s s i c v o l c a n i c flows

outcrop and form the f o o t w a l l of the Eagle Bay formation over

t h r u s t sheet. The e x i s t e n c e of the t h r u s t and the c l a s s i f i c a ­

t i o n of T r i a s s i c / C a m b r i a n u n i t s i s d i s p u t e d by some of the

e x p l o r a t i o n groups in the area.

The area has been prospected for lode gold m i n e r a l i z a t i o n

p a r t i c u l a r l y w i t h i n a h i g h l y b r e c c i a t e d quartz sulphide veined

u n i t w i t h i n the greenstone member mentioned above. T h i s

a u r i f e r o u s h o r i z o n i s h e r e i n i d e n t i f i e d as a s i l i c e o u s oxide

f a c i e s (hematite) i r o n formation.

A number of c a t e r p i l l a r trenches have been cut across the h i l l

s i d e w i t h i n t h i s u n i t and exposed widths of 5 f e e t to 30 f e e t

and v a r y i n g degrees of quartz p y r i t e v e i n i n g .

T h i s f r a c t u r e v e i n i n g appears to c o n t r o l the degree of p y r i t e

m i n e r a l i z a t i o n and hence gold v a l u e s . A l l three a l t e r e d

samples of the i r o n formation were anomolous in gold with

values of 220 ppb, 560 ppb and 1840 ppb r e f l e c t i n g rocks of

i n c r e a s i n g a l t e r a t i o n . A minor amount of r e l a t e d i r o n

carbonate v e i n s accompany the quartz v e i n i n g .

The importance of the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of t h i s r e l a t i o n s h i p and

environment i s documented in numerous other l o c a l i t i e s p a r t i c u

l a r l y Eastern Canada. The Musselwhite or Opapimiskan Lake gold

d e p o s i t of Dome Mines Limited f o r instance i s found i n oxide

f a c i e s i r o n formation that has undergone i s o c l i n a l recumbent

f o l d i n g with attendant quartz carbonate v e i n i n g with 2 percent

s u l p h i d e s (Andrews et a l , 1981). This d e p o s i t i s p r e s e n t l y

estimated to c o n t a i n 1,000,000 tons of 0.2 oz./ton g o l d .

As such t h i s environment and the very high p o t e n t i a l a s s o c i a t e d

with i t are new f o r the C o r d i l l e r a n .

A sample d e s c r i p t i o n and summary are provided i n Appendix I

f o l l o w i n g . Of a d d i t i o n a l importance i s the a s s o c i a t i o n of the

Eagle Bay Formation with numerous other massive s u l p h i d e and

v e i n type occurrences i n the area.

4.3 M i n e r a l Occurrences

Zinc Claims: have been explored by O r e l l Copper Mines Lt d . and

Craigmont Mines L t d . and t e s t e d by 17 diamond d r i l l holes

t o t a l l i n g 1529 m from 1977-78. A l l i n t e r s e c t e d bedded

a n d e s i t i c fragmentals and flows, s i l i c e o u s t u f f i t e s with some

r h y o l i t e e g n i m b r i t e s , t u f f s and fragmentals. The a n d e s i t e and

t u f f i t e c o n t a i n abundant s i l i c e o u s and/or cherty l a y e r s . Very

small amounts of py and po and t r a c e s of py and sp are found

disseminated i n most rock types. There are numerous zones of

massive po, py and magnetite with minor sp, cp i n conformable

c h l o r i t e and/or epidote r i c h l a y e r s .

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Best assays 3.38% Zn over 3 to 5 metres with others under 0.5%

Zn over 1.5 m or l e s s . P y r r h o t i t e , magnetite i r o n formation on

these claims i s a l s o reported to be "anomalous" i n g o l d .

Scotch Claims: have been explored by Craigmont Mines L t d . and

Esso Resources Canada L t d . from 1977 to 1979 and f i n a l l y t e s t e d

by 2 diamond d r i l l holes of 228 m. One hole tested an EM

anomaly and i n t e r s e c t e d g r a p h i t i c s c h i s t i n a sequence of meta-

sediments and m e t a v o l c a n i c s . The other cut a sheared r h y o l i t i c

flow with 1 metre of quartz c h l o r i t e massive s u l p h i d e s

comprised of p y r r h o t i t e and sparse disseminated c h a l c o p y r i t e i n

s c h i s t (no assays a v a i l a b l e ) . This d e p o s i t i s b e l i e v e d to be

hosted i n T r i a s s i c r o c k s .

Iron Pot ( A c i d y P e a r l , M a r i e ) : i s c l a s s i f i e d as an exhausted

producer of g o l d , l e a d , z i n c and n i c k e l in veins hosted w i t h i n

the Tshinka limestone member of the Eagle Bay formation.

Several quartz seams and veins appear to s t r i k e with the

bedding. The main s u l p h i d e mineral i s p y r r h o t i t e which i s

a s s o c i a t e d with a minor amount of l e a d , z i n c i n a zone about

"400 f e e t wide" (1930). " F a i r gold values" have a l s o been

o b t a i n e d . Two s h o r t a d i t s have been d r i v e n but exposed no

m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .

S i l v e r King ( S i l v e r Queen): i s an a r g e n t i f e r o u s galena and

s p h a l e r i t e v e i n hosted i n the Eagle Bay greenstone u n i t . No

other i n f o r m a t i o n i s known to e x i s t .

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Metal C r e s t : i s s i m i l a r i n type and host to the S i l v e r King

showing but has "produced" minor amounts of ore. An e r r a t i c

system of q u a r t z , l e a d , z i n c veins c r o s s c u t t i n g the s c h i s t

outcrop i n Scotch Creek. 100 f e e t of c r o s s c u t t i n g and d r i f t i n g

from one a d i t plus a 37 f o o t deep sh a f t are reported (1929).

Shuswap: i s reported as a copper, l e a d , z i n c ' v e i n hosted i n

Eagle Bay s e r i c i t i c p h y l l i t e , q u a r t z i t e s and s c h i s t s . I t i s

noted as a showing o n l y and no other d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n i s

known to e x i s t .

Onyx: the Onyx Claim s i t u a t e d on Onyx Creek i s a Pb Zn o c c u r ­

rence with r e p o r t e d l y very high grade s i l v e r values ( 1934). It-

has been d e s c r i b e d as being a s s o c i a t e d with "quartz i n sedimen­

t a r y rocks" and i s hosted i n the Tshinka limestone. I t i s

q u e s t i o n a b l e whether t h i s i s a v e i n type or massive s u l p h i d e

type of showing.

Other very important d e p o s i t s w i t h i n the Eagle Bay f o r m a t i o n

i n c l u d e the p o t e n t i a l uranium producer at Rexspar and the ex

gold producer known as the Homestake. The l a t t e r i s a s s o c i a t e d

with a b a r i t e h o r i z o n assaying l e s s e r s i l v e r v a l u es and l e a d

z i n c copper. Both d e p o s i t s are "syngenetic" in n a t u r e .

5.0 RECOMMENDED WORK PROGRAM

5.1 Plan

The Scotch Creek p r o p e r t i e s of Corvette Petroleum C o r p o r a t i o n

cover a g e o l o g i c a l environment that demonstrates a high

e x p l o r a t i o n p o t e n t i a l f o r massive s u l p h i d e and gold d e p o s i t s .

Massive s u l p h i d e t a r g e t s have been explored f o r i n the area and

i n the same host rocks with very encouraging r e s u l t s . The

ex i s t e n c e of a u r i f e r o u s " i r o n formation" i s known i n the Zinc

and BC p r o p e r t i e s but does not appear to have been i d e n t i f i e d

as such.

A d i r e c t c o r r e l a t i o n of the Scotch Creek l i t h o l o g i c , s t r u c t u r a l

and chemical environment can be made with known gold d e p o s i t

environments i n Eastern Canada. This then, d e f i n e s the tar g e t s

as s t r a t i f o r m and t e c t o n i c - s t r u c t u r a l l y c o n t r o l l e d bodies of

lower grade gold (0.05-0.2 oz/ton) d e p o s i t s of moderate tonnage

(1,000,000 to 5,000,000 t o n s ) .

Of prime i n i t i a l concern i s the determination of the l i m i t s and

c o n t r o l s on the m i n e r a l i z a t i o n known to e x i s t in the i r o n

f o r m a t i o n . As such the program i s designed to concentrate

g e o l o g i c a l , geochemical and geop h y s i c a l e f f o r t s on the known

t r e n d .

Very d e t a i l e d g e o l o g i c a l mapping of a v a i l a b l e outcrops on a

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surveyed g r i d i s r e q u i r e d . Whole rock analyses and t h i n

s e c t i o n s t u d i e s w i l l complement t h i s work.

S o i l sampling and 1ithogeochemical surveys are thought to

represent the most u s e f u l t o o l . Overburden on the h i l l s i d e s i s

b e l i e v e d to be r e s i d u a l s o i l f o r the most part not exceeding 15

f e e t i n t h i c k n e s s . 200 m x 20 m spacing and analyses for Cu Pb

and g o l d w i l l be completed. A l l rock samples w i l l a l s o be run

g eochemically and samples r e t u r n i n g high values w i l l then be

checked by assay.

Geophysical surveys aiong the same g r i d w i l l c o n s i s t of

Magnetics and VLF EM as mapping t o o l s o n l y . The most

reasonable system f o r d e l i n e a t i n g t h i s kind of m i n e r a l i z a t i o n

i s induced p o l a r i z a t i o n which w i l l a l s o be run as follow-up to

d e f i n e p o s s i b l e d r i l l t a r g e t s .

P r e l i m i n a r y d e t a i l e d follow-up can most probably be completed

by t r e n c h i n g i n much the same way that the e x i s t i n g trenching

has been c a r r i e d out. D r i l l t e s t i n g f o r depth w i l l u l t i m a t e l y

be r e q u i r e d i f r e s u l t s are p o s i t i v e .

The f o l l o w i n g cost estimates f o r Phase I and II i n c l u d e work

r e q u i r e d to b r i n g the p r o j e c t to a d r i l l i n g stage.

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5.2 Budget

Phase I

M o b i l i z a t i o n / D e m o b i l i z a t i o n $ 1,500

Pers o n n e l : G e o l o g i s t (mappinq, 1ithogeochemistry

sampling) 25 days @ $300 $ 7,500 Geophysical Operator (Magnetic and

EM) 25 days @ $250 6,250 Two A s s i s t a n t s ( f i e l d work, l i n e c u t t i n g

s o i l sampling) 25 days @ $150 x 2 7,500 21,250

F i e l d Expenses: Camp and M a t e r i a l s 25 days @ $40/day 1,000 S u p p l i e s 100 man days @ $25/man day 2,500 Equipment Rentals VLF Mag 1,400 Truck 4 x 4 p l u s f u e l 25 days @ $90/day 2,250 Analyses: Geochemical S o i l s

1,000 @ $7.35 7,350 (Au Cu Pb) Geochemical Rocks 100 § $11 .55 1,155 (5 elements plus gold s i l v e r ) Assays 50 @ $12 600 (Au Ag)

C o n s u l t i n g S u p e r v i s i o n 10 days @ $425

Report P r e p a r a t i o n 5 days @ $300 1 ,500 Costs 1,500

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Fee 15% (19,255)

Contingency § 10%

Say

1 6 ,255

4 ,250

3 ,000

46 ,255 2 ,900

49 ,155 4 ,900

$54 ,000

Phase II Induced P o l a r i z a t i o n , Trenching

M o b i l i z a t i o n / D e m o b i l i z a t i o n $ 1,500

10 days I.B. Surveying @ $1,500 15,000

Trench ing

Cat Rental 150 hours @ $100 15,000

S u p e r v i s i o n

G e o l o g i s t 14 days @ $300 4,200

F i e l d Costs

14 days @ $50 700

Truck Rental 15 days @ $90 1,350

Sample Analyses Assays 100 samples @ $12 (Au Ag) 1,200

C o n s u l t i n g 5 days @ $425 2,125

Report P r e p a r a t i o n 5 days @ $300 $ 1,500 Costs 1,500 3,000

44,175

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n @ 15% (34,750) 5,200

Contingency @ 10% 4,900

Say $53,000

Due to the nature of t h i s t a r g e t , allowance should be made f o r

extended g r i d work and property a c q u i s i t i o n i n the event that

the f a v o u r a b l e h o r i z o n extends beyond present p r o p e r t y l i m i t s .

F o l l o w i n g the above two phase program however, and given

encouraging r e s u l t s there should be d r i l l i n g t a r g e t s .

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A t e n t a t i v e p r o v i s i o n f o r $150,000 i s t h e r e f o r e recommended

h e r e i n to cover the p r o j e c t e d cost of d r i l l i n g 3,000 feet at an

o v e r a l l cost of $50 per f o o t .

5.3 Schedule

The f o l l o w i n g t a b l e i s a summary of the p r o j e c t e d time

requirements f o r Phase I. Induced p o l a r i z a t i o n and t r e n c h i n g ,

i f warranted, have been estimated to take three weeks to

complete.

M o b i l i z a t i o n

L i n e c u t t i n g

Geolog i c a l Mapping

S o i l Sampling

Geophysics EM Mag

C o n s u l t i n g / Supervis ion

D e m o b i l i z a t i o n

Analyses

Reporting

Table II 1983 P r o j e c t Schedule

Scotch P r o j e c t , Phase I

6.0 CONCLUSIONS

The Scotch Creek property gold m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i s hosted

w i t h i n s i l i c e o u s oxide f a c i e s i r o n formation of Cambrian

age (Eagle Bay fo r m a t i o n ) .

The surrounding g e o l o g i c environment and the r e l a t e d rock

types are w e l l known f o r ho s t i n g both syng e n t i c massive

su l p h i d e d e p o s i t s and v e i n type d e p o s i t s . A minor amount

of p l a c e r p r o d u c t i o n has come from Scotch and H l i n a Creeks

d r a i n i n g the immediate t e r r a i n .

D i r e c t comparisons of t h i s type of gold bearing e n v i r o n ­

ment with other known gold d e p o s i t camps can be made on

the b a s i s o f :

a. geology

b. geochemistry of rock types

c. a l t e r a t i o n

d. a s s o c i a t e d eocnomic m i n e r a l i z a t i o n

The t a r g e t d e p o s i t i s t h e r e f o r e new to the C o n d i l l e r a n

environment and deserves e x p l o r a t i o n follow-up using

t a r g e t models, g u i d e l i n e s and techniques c o n s i s t e n t with

l a r g e r tonnage syngenetic gold d e p o s i t s .

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7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

1. A high degree of s t r a t i g r a p h i c c o n t r o l through d e t a i l e d g e o l o g i c a l mapping i s h i g h l y recommended.

2. The above work must be c a r r i e d out i n con j u n c t i o n with 1ithogeochemical sampling and rock type i d e n t i f i c a t i o n .

3. I n i t i a l g e o p h y s i c a l surveying work i s requ i r e d to complement mapping i n areas of cover. A follow-up I.P. program w i l l a i d in i d e n t i f y i n g m i n e r a l i z e d t a r g e t s through c o n d u c t i v i t y and r e s i s t i v i t y measurements.

4. Geochemical s o i l sampling f o r gold i s recommended on the b a s i s of the extensive but l i g h t r e s i d u a l cover in the area and expected widespread anomalous gold i n rocks.

5. Trenching by c a t e r p i l l a r i s recommended on anomalies p r i o r to d r i l l i n g due to the success of the previous trenching i n exposing the i r o n formation f o r s u r f a c e sampling.

6. The above work i s estimated to cost $107,000 in two phases of $54,000 and $53,000, the f i r s t emphasizing g e o l o g i c a l and geochemical c o n t r o l s with the second t a r g e t i n g m i n e r a l i z a t i o n through geophysics and t r e n c h i n g .

7. The f i r s t phase i s estimated to take s i x weeks to complete both f i e l d work and r e p o r t i n g .

CERTIFICATE

I, T.E. Gregory Hawkins, do hereby c e r t i f y :

1. That I am a C o n s u l t i n g G e o l o g i s t with business o f f i c e s at 301, 409 G r a n v i l l e S t r e e t , Vancouver, B r i t i s h Columbia V6C 1T2.

2. That I am a graduate in geology of The U n i v e r s i t y of A l b e r t a , Edmonton (B.Sc. 1973), and of M c G i l l U n i v e r s i t y , Montreal (M.Sc. 1979).

3. That I have p r a c t i s e d w i t h i n the g e o l o g i c a l p r o f e s s i o n f o r the past f o u r t e e n y e a r s .

4. That I am a Fellow of the G e o l o g i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n of Canada and a P r o f e s s i o n a l G e o l o g i s t r e g i s t e r e d i n the Province of A l b e r t a .

5. That the o p i n i o n s , c o n c l u s i o n s and recommendations contained h e r e i n are based on research f i e l d and research work c a r r i e d out i n September and October of 1983.

6. That I own no d i r e c t , i n d i r e c t or contingent i n t e r e s t s i n the area, the subject property or shares or s e c u r i t i e s of Corvette Petroleum C o r p o r a t i o n or a s s o c i a t g d ^ o m p a n i e s ,

Dated at Vancouver, B r i t i s h Columbia, t h i s 15th^~da~; October, 1983.

nor do I expect to

y Hawkins^/p.Geol.

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APPENDIX I

A n a l y s i s C e r t i f i c a t e

Table I I I

Table I I I Rock Sampling Summary

Number

64151

Location

F l o a t

D e s c r i p t i o n

quartz pebble conglomerate h i g h l y s i l i c i f i e d with abundant p y r i t e

Values Au ppb

<10

Ag ppm

0.2

64152 Trench #1 mixed grab sample of 220 0.4 numerous a l t e r e d p i eces of i r o n formation with quartz/carbonate s t r i n g e r s and p y r i t e across 30 fe e t

64153 Trench #3 grab sample of i n t r a f o r m a t i o n a l conglomerate/agglomerate with abundant p y r i t e w i t h i n i r o n formation

560 2.0

641 54 South Tench grab sample of completely unaltered i r o n formation i n 3 foot zone

<10 0.2

64155 Trench #2 very heavy p y r i t e i n veined i r o n formation

1840 1.6

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